Regimental number | 1764 |
Place of birth | Coleraine Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Coleraine, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 178 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Walter Jarret, Coleraine, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Coleraine, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 26 May 1915. Sick to hospital, 31 August 1915; embarked from Mudros for england, 24 August 1915 (gastritis); admitted to Princess Club Hospital, Bermondsey, 9 September 1915. Found guilty, Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, 20 November 1915, of being absent from muster parade at 2 pm, 19 November 1914: awarded 2 days' confined to barracks. Disembarked Alexandria, 15 January 1916; rejoined Bn, Ismailia, 15 January 1916. Transferred to 46th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 3 March 1916. Admitted to 12th Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 15 April 1916 (scabies), and transferred same day to 11th Casualty Clearing Station; to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 16 April 1916; discharged to duty, 5 May 1916. Admitted to 12th Field Ambulance, 15 May 1916, and transferred same day to 54th Casualty Clearing Station, 15 May 1916 (chronic pleurisy); to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, 16 May 1916; to Ambulance Train No 5 and admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 23 May 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoola', 5 July 1916 (gastritis); disembarked Melbourne, 2 August 1916; discharged (medically unfit), 4 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 82 |
Place of burial | Casterton Cemetery, Victoria |